.@Elonmusk "I will do my best to ensure that anything that's within my control maximizes the good outcome for humanity. I think anything else would be shortsighted — because obviously I'm part of humanity. So I like humans. Pro-human."

.@elonmusk on what Optimus will do for you: "It'll be able to do anything you want. So it can be a teacher, babysit your kids, it can walk your dog, mow your lawn, get the groceries, just be your friend, serve drinks, whatever you can think of, it will do. And yeah, it's going to be awesome. I think this will be the biggest product ever of any kind." Elon Musk, Tesla We, Robot event, 2024 Everyone gets their own Optimus.

.@elonmusk on optimism and America's future: "One of the most American values that I love is optimism. And this feeling that we're going to make the future good. We're going to make it good. Man, I can't wait. This is going to be fantastic."

@elonmusk @HuaweiMate6 Elon, have a lot of respect for you, but bad time to troll. Please stop. Our SPCX shares (from our $500m investment in your Twitter takeover) are worth more than a billion. Would appreciate if you show a little support. Thanks!

.@elonmusk on why SpaceX builds Starship out of stainless steel instead of carbon fiber "Best design decision on this whole thing is a 301 stainless steel. ... Does that mean it's heavy? No, actually, it's the lightest construction." "You say, what is the strength at cryogenic temperature? Oh, much, much stronger. At very low temperature, almost twice as strong." "For a reusable ship, you're coming in like a meteor. You want something that does not melt at a low temperature. You want something that melts at a high temperature. And this is where steel is extremely good as well." Elon Musk at the SpaceX Starship Update, Sept 28, 2019 Seven years later, those steel Super Heavy boosters are getting caught by the tower, and Flight 15 is up next.

.@elonmusk has reportedly put more than $276 million into Republican groups ahead of the midterms, making him the largest known donor in the elections. But what happens to Silicon Valley's tech CEOs if Democrats take control of Congress? @Kantrowitz and @pitdesi on tech's growing involvement in politics: